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Nvidia’s run, IRS loophole targeted and McDonald’s value meal

Barron’s Roundtable host Jack Otter and guests discuss what investors should be watching in the market. U.S. consumers, including Olive Garden customers, are showing signs of nervousness. Stock prices are trading at record highs but were little changed over the weekend. Nvidia, Microsoft, and Apple are the new trillion-dollar trio. The Winklevoss Twins back former […]

IRS asks Congress to scrap employee retention credit amid 'gold rush' of bogus claims

The IRS is plagued by false Employee Retention Tax Credit (ERC) claims and is asking Congress for help. IRS Commissioner Danny Wuerfel also said Thursday that the IRS has completed an internal review of the ERC claims process and will use that information to “reject billions of dollars in clearly unjustified claims.” “This program has […]

IRS to close ‘major’ tax loophole

The IRS and Treasury Department on Monday announced plans to eliminate major tax loopholes exploited by wealthy taxpayers, a move that is expected to raise as much as $50 billion over the next decade. The plan targets so-called “partnership basis shifting,” transactions that allow companies or individuals to increase deductions and minimize liabilities by operating […]

Biden IRS announces crackdown on complex partnerships, says it will raise $50 billion

The Treasury Department and IRS have announced a new crackdown on tax planning through complex partnerships, a move the Biden administration contends will raise $50 billion in tax revenue. The initiative announced Monday will close a “major tax loophole” used by complex partnerships, the Treasury Department said. If the “loophole” is closed, it would raise […]

IRS unveils plan to close tax loophole for pass-through businesses – CNBC

IRS Commissioner Danny Wuerfel testifies before the House Appropriations Committee in Washington, DC on May 7, 2024. Kevin Dietsch | Getty Images The U.S. Treasury Department and the IRS on Monday announced a plan to “close significant tax loopholes” exploited by large, complex partnerships that could raise an estimated $50 billion or more in tax […]

WILFORD: Nobody Asked For The New IRS Direct File Program

The IRS has made a habit of late of doing whatever it wants, with little regard for legal or constitutional constraints. From its lackadaisical attitude toward its failure to properly safeguard thousands of tax returns to repeated Supreme Court rebukes to half-baked plans to snoop on taxpayers’ bank accounts, the agency is developing a reputation […]

IRS hit Americans with $7B in tax penalties last year

The report said the Internal Revenue Service assessed $7 billion in penalties last year, nearly four times the $1.8 billion it assessed in 2022 after the Biden administration boosted the agency’s staffing. The bulk of the penalties will be assessed to people who underpaid quarterly estimated income taxes, including business owners, gig workers, investors and […]

Biden’s IRS is using scare taxes to discourage legitimate tax strategies

IRS (Internal Revenue Service) Continues to issue press releases containing selective or misleading data It casts a long shadow of doubt on a perfectly legal tax-cutting strategy: Why would the IRS continue to do it? The IRS’s intention is clear: to scare taxpayers, especially high-income taxpayers, into paying more tax than they need to. Don’t […]